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Why clutter has the power to break up your relationship


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Written by By Ellen Scott

.......Someone with a hoarding disorder, psychologist Patricia Riddell explains, ‘finds it much harder to decide what to throw away’. Patricia tells us: ‘They will spend time imaging a use for an item. For instance, they might wonder about throwing away some item of clothing that they have not worn for 10 years but then worry that it might come in useful for a costume party and so not want to get rid of it in case they regret throwing it away.’

This article appeared in the Metro online news site on 25th Jan 2019 with guest contributor Trish Riddell


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